Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-18
THE RAILROADS.
1t is Said that Jay Gould Is to Build
Magnificent Union Depot
In Fort Worth.
A Sample of the Strawn Coal-Gainesville
Notes-Work in the Territory.
Home Notes.


Mr.. Merrytleld, travelling passenger
agent of the OHIO and Mississippi, was in
the city last night.
The Fort Worth and Denver is COM
pleted to point within eight miles of
Quanah, and track going down lively.
The reclining chair cars on the Gulf,
Colorado and Santa Fe were greatly ad-
mired at the depot by the crowds assem-
bled there last night.
Col. L. L. Keller, superintendent of
the Texas and Pacific, Rio Grande divis-
ion, arrived here last night and will re-
main in the city to-day.
Fifty tickets for the Inauguration of
Gov. Ross were sold here yesterday. The
crowd was so great that an extra sleeper
was put on at Fort Worth.
Jay Gould is said to have gone down
the International and Great n nrthern yes
terdsy, and he will probably be in Austin
to-day to witness the Inauguration OF
Gov. Ross.
The burning of the house protecting
the machinery with which the arteslan
well is being bored will not delay the
work bu day or two, in fact, drilling
will probably be renewed tomorrow.
About six miles of main track and a
considerable quantity of side track has
been laid on the G1lf, Colorado and Santa
Fe extension in the Indian Territory. The
work is necessarily s ow now, owing to
the heavy cuts and fills, but when the
prairie is reached several miles of track
can be put down daily.
Trainmaster Judy of the Rio Graude
division Of the Texas and Pacific returned
last night from q visit to the Strawn Goa
mines, and brought with him good
sized lump of coal which he presented to
THE GAZETTE. The coal bears the in
scr'ption, "This piece of coal was taken
from the Daisy shaft Of the coal mine
near Strawn, Palo Pinto county, Texas"
The specimen brought in was not selected
and demonstrates cOnclusively that the
coal is of first-class quality. In q few
days the force Of miners at work will be
large enough TO get out 400 bushels per
day, and when the Texas and Pacific is
supplied ct Baird and Big Springs the
coal will be brought to Fort Worth. The
first shaft opened was called the Daisy,
in honor of Col. l. L. Keller's little
daughter.
There was considerable talk yesterday to
the effect that great union depoI was to
be built at Fort Worth at once. One
gentleman said Col. Keller and c. A.
Ginocchio were busy looking over the
plans; another told the reporter where
the depot was to be built, how long it
would be, what streets it would face,
and how TIE roads would reach it. One
man placed its cost at 81, 100000
and said it was to be built
of marble. A reporter worked diligently
on the matter and found some truth in
the rumor and some exaggeratiCn. 1t
seems That plans for modest depot have
been drawn up by one railroad company
and that work will probably begin in
sixty days. Mr.. C. A. Ginocchio was not
looking at plans with Col. Keller last
night, because the former gentleman was
not in the city of Fort Worth.
The depot will hardly cost a million and
nalf, but may cost Sl50,OOO 1t is said
the Missouri Pacific is to build the
structure and that Mr.. Gould recognizes
the necessity of having ample depot room
in this city at once.